WWALS Watershed Coalition advocates for conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, and Suwannee River watersheds in south Georgia and north Florida through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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Volunteers are signed up for the WWALS booth at
Florida Folk Festival.
We’ll have the froggy toss game for small children,
paddling and advocacy material for adults,
the Enviroscape for those in between.

Valdosta, GA, July 2, 2017 —
In a good time with good food and good music, at the Salty Snapper in Valdosta, Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2018, three judges from Georgia and Florida deliberated a long time after six songwriters from Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida sang, and selected winners of the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2018.

The WWALS Songwriting Contest Committee met many times to plan for the first
annual contest. The purpose of the contest was to raise awareness of
the WWALS watershed and its accomplishments.
Will Eason of the Salty Snapper welcomed us,
WWALS Ambassador Dave Hetzel spoke about the origins of WWALS,
Board member Bret Wagenhorst spoke about Outings,
Committee Chair Eileen Box spoke about the Committee,
and WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman was the M.C.

You can hear Mike and the other finalists play while you munch on finger foods
with a cash bar, silent auction, and kayak raffle at the
Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest,
1-5PM this Saturday, June 23,
at the Salty Snapper, 1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602.

Emmett Carlisle sent in a song from Gainesville, Florida, saying about himself:

I am working on my 8th CD of original songs, many about the History,
Environment and Characters of Florida. I play at most of the
Festivals including the Florida Folk, Will Mclean, Lake County Folk
Festival and others.

Three judges from Florida and Georgia will choose from
finalists from three states to award prizes in the
Suwannee
Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Saturday, June 23, in Valdosta,
Georgia.
Each finalist has a good chance to win the first prize of $300. Or
the $50 prize for a finalist from within the Basin, or the $50 prize
for a finalist from outside, plus there will be a prize for one
finalist in each musical genre or style.
Gainesville isn’t actually in the Suwannee River Basin, but many of
the paddlers on the Suwannee and its tributaries and springs come
from there.

Valdosta, GA, June 14, 2018 —
Three judges from Florida and Georgia will choose from seven finalists from three states
to award prizes
in the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Saturday, June 23, in Valdosta, Georgia.

Sending in a song from the farthest away, Tennessee,
and with the most laconic self-description, is Hollin Gammage:

We have songs, but we’d like more. No rush; you have until midnight tonight,
Friday, June 1, 2018, to
send in a song
to the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.

Your song will have a good chance to win the first prize of $300.
Or the $50 prize for a finalist from within the Basin,
or the $50 prize for a finalist from outside,
plus there will be a prize for one finalist in each musical genre or style.

Hahira, GA, May 21, 2018 — The Contest has moved to The Salty Snapper on the Withlacoochee River in Valdosta, Georgia, in the biggest city in the Suwannee River Basin!
The contest date is the same: Saturday, June 23, 2018.
You can still send in a song through Friday, June 1, 2018,
about the Withlacoochee, Little, Alapaha, Suwannee, or other rivers, springs, swamps, etc. in the Basin.
The first prize gets $300, plus a $50 for a finalist from within the Basin, a $50 prize for a finalist from outside, and prizes to one finalist in each musical genre or style.

“Thanks to Will Eason, General Manager of The Salty Snapper,
for finding the perfect afternoon time slot for a songwriting contest
on the Withlacoochee River in the population center of the Suwannee River Basin,” said Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman.

What:
More judge candidates, and event logistics including sponsors, food, beverages,
and the crawl afterwards, when finalists will play at local venues in Cedar Key.
Like every committee meeting, you can also participate by telephone;
inquire within for how.